we are at hull truck theatre where the royal shakespeare company have upped sticks from their home in—avon to come here and put on the world premiere of a brand—new play. called the hypocrite, a farce about the english civil war. we will take you behind the scenes with actors caroline quentin and mark addy. we will find out why this 75—metre long turbine blade has landed in hull city centre. and take a look at the tiny footprints making a giant artwork celebrating life, birth and memory. as you can see, there is already quite a buzz at hull truck theatre. but then again it's not everyday that the rsc up sticks and moves to a new home temporarily. but then again it's not a usual year for hull, we are the uk city of culture for 2017. i'm anne—marie tasker, the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc in hull. and this is kofi smiles. i'm the face of hull, chosen by the bbc to tell the world about the city of culture, after i auditioned here. you can see the stage, it's just down there, round past the toilets. it's three months since kofi was over there auditioning by the toilets. but

it's a play that brings together the royal shakespeare company and hull playwright richard bean, whoernors. it is a swashbuckling farce about the english civil war. we have been looking at the rehearsals from the start. injanuary, the royal shakespeare company found a new temporary home in hull — a disused church on a housing estate. the english civil war starts now. who will make the first advance? it's a play that is hull through and through, written by a playwright from hull, it is being produced here and is based on a key moment in hull's past. this is a very historic spot for hull. the inspiration for your play. beverly gate. “116112, hull was a walled town, very secure fortress town, and sirjohn holland stood on the beverly gate low wall and he spoke directly to the king and refused him entry and at that moment he became treacherous and would be executed. the writer richard bean started researching his lead character more than two years ago. but rather than a historical drama he has turned the events of 1642 into a comedy. i thought i would be doing the politics. when i started

we are at hull truck theatre where the royal shakespeare company have upped sticks from their home ine, a farce about the english civil war. we will take you behind the scenes with actors caroline quentin and mark addy. we will find out why this 75—metre long turbine blade has landed in hull city centre. and take a look at the tiny footprints making a giant artwork celebrating life, birth and memory. as you can see, there is already quite a buzz at hull truck theatre. but then again it's not everyday that the rsc up sticks and moves to a new home temporarily. but then again it's not a usual year for hull, we are the uk city of culture for 2017. i'm anne—marie tasker, the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc in hull. and this is kofi smiles. i'm the face of hull, chosen by the bbc to tell the world about the city of culture, after i auditioned here. you can see the stage, it's just down there, round past the toilets. it's three months since kofi was over there